2001-2002 - Cochise College

FINANCIAl. AID.SCHOLARSHIPS. & GRANTSFinancial Aid,Scholarships & GrantsTo receive Financial Aid at Cochise College.as student must be admitted Into a rxogram ofstudy leading to a degree or certificate and/ormeet all other eligibility criteria established forthe type 01 31d you WIsh \0 apply for.Cochise College prOVIdes you access to afull ranQe of federal. slate and pnvately donatedfinancial aid funds through the Financial Aid OfficeAssistance Is available to yoU besed on IInanclalneed. academic ment and program ofstudy. The apphcatlon rxocess for financial aidbegins Wlth the completion o f a Free Applicationfor Federal Student AId (FAFSA). The FAFSAforms are WIdely avatlable from high school c0unselors.corrvnUf1lty COlleges and the FtnanCiat AIdOlliceFEDERAL AID PROGRAMSPell GrantsA Federal Pell Grant. unlike a stUdent loan,does not have to be repaid Pell Grunts areawarded only to undergraduate students wtlohave not earned bachelors or profeSSional degreesThe amount of your Pen Grant and/orother Federal award WlII depend no! only on yourfinancial need, but on your cost 01 attendance.Whether you are a full-tIme or part-time studentand whether you attend school for a full academICyear or lessSupplemental EducationOpportunity GrantsThe SEOG Program gives direct grants toundergraduate students demonstrating excep-.Ilonst finanCial need The Financial Aid Officedetemllnes eligibility.Federal Family Educational loan Pro·grem (FFElP)The FFEL Program IS available to meet educationalexpenses You need to be enrolled in aminimum of SIX credits to be eligible loans aremade through banks, credit unions and otherfinancIal inslllUtions To appty for a FFELP studentloan, you should indICate your IntentJOn onthe FAFSA or conlact the FinancIal AlCI OfllceCollege Work-StudyCOllege Work-Study Program ,obs may becareer related offenng you both valuable expenenceand Income You may work up to sixteenhours perweek n an on-campus placement. Youmust be enrolled in a mInimum of SIX credits tobe eligible,Various departments on campus employstudents in work-study positiOns to perform avanety of functions The emplOYing departmentdecides on the selection 01 the student. Undercertain circumstances. a student's financial Sidpackage may require adjustment In order tocoordinate the earnings Wlth other oilers of aidStudents are Int6l"V!El'A'ed after being declaredeligible and then placed In JObs through the CareerServices Center30